Paul A Carter & Anna Carter: Counterfeiting

Paul A Carter was born 20 July 1902 in Virginia, Anne C. was born about 1907 in Ohio or Virginia.


Inmate: #40820 Stockton Jail (California)
Arrested: 11 Feb 1928
Crime: Counterfeiting 



 Inmate: #40821 Stockton Jail

Arrested 11 Feb 1928

Crime: Counterfeiting

(She had just recently been released after a bootlegging sentence).


I found the following newspaper articles (Click on links they will take you to the longer articles).

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59853863/paul-and-anna-carter/









The men were sent to McNeil Island Federal Prison I found the record but not the mugshots.


This where they had lived and the raid took place, 307 21st Street, Oakland, CA.



McNeil Island Federal Prison records, Paul A Carter was Inmate: #6797, Rec: 16 Mar 1928, released date 9 Feb 1929.




The other members of the gang

Inmate: #40818 Stockton Jail

Arrested: 11 Feb 1928

Crime: Counterfeiting

Sent to McNeil Island as Inmate: #6800





Inmate: #40819 Stockton Jail

Arrested: 11 Feb 1928

Crime: Counterfeiting

I have no idea where they sent him.


I found Paul and Anne together in 1930 census living in Seattle, WA.


Name: Paul Carter

Birth Year: abt 1902

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Virginia

Marital status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Home in 1930: Seattle, King, Washington, USA

Map of Home: View Map

Street Address: West 63rd St.

Block: 1367

House Number: 1416

Dwelling Number: 141

Family Number: 152

Home Owned or Rented: Rented

Home Value: 20.00

Radio Set: No

Lives on Farm: No

Age at first Marriage: 22

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: West Virginia

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Salesman

Industry: Bank Advertising

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker

Employment: Yes

Household Members:

Name Age

Paul Carter 28

Anna Carter 23


I also found this:

Name: Paul A Carter

Gender: Male

Residence Year: 1929

Street Address: 917 Cherry Sons h9628 8th av NE

Residence Place: Seattle, Washington, USA

Occupation: Salesman

Spouse: Ann C Carter

Publication Title: Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1929


Name: Paul C Carter

Gender: Male

Residence Year: 1930

Street Address: hl522 Market

Residence Place: Seattle, Washington, USA

Occupation: Clerk

Spouse: Ann Carter

Publication Title: Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1930


Found his WWII Draft registration card


So he was doing really good when he was out of prison had a job as a salesman for bank advertising. Wonder what happened here in 1942. 

Paul died 4 Dec 1961 in San Diego, CA.I didn't find any other information about Anne.




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